When I paint, I feel spontaneous and free. I am without restrictions. There are no rules for me. I just paint. I paint whatever I want and whenever I feel like it. What inspires me is everything that is beautiful and that moves my senses forward. I also get inspiration from people, nature, design, music, theater, film, colors, and life in general. I love colors, the strong, the subdued, the vibrant, the understated, the vivacious, and the refined colors of life. Putting those colors onto canvas or paper is my journey. It's an intuitive journey for me where I let the conscious and the subconscious work together to determine the outcome. The beauty of life is that you never know what's coming to you the next moment. It's the same thing with my paintings—I never know what the next painting is going to look like. Each painting is an adventure.

I am fortunate to be able to live in Marin County and in Stockholm during the summers. It has given me an opportunity to exhibit my paintings in galleries in Sweden and San Francisco. My work has been very well received in both places, where art lovers, serious collectors, corporations, and institutions have bought my work.

It all started on an island outside of Stockholm, Sweden, when I studied watercolor under Anders Wallin, the leading watercolor artist in Sweden. He awoke me to the possibility of becoming a painter. He inspired me to paint the way I see it, not necessarily the way things look. I took his direction to heart. Within one year after I started painting, I was exhibiting in Stockholm and the Bay Area.

Marie-Louise Ullmark

tel: (415) 793-2458
e-mail: mlullmark@hotmail.com
web site: marielouiseullmark.com